Invader

Some years, Painted Lady butterflies leave their sub-Sahara base for Britain and further north in huge numbers. I well remember 1996 when the irruption was so tremendous walking was difficult with butterflies on the ground and landing on people. I don't know if 2019 will be a similar year but reports from the east coast are promising. This one made several visits to my garden today, a very welcome invader and one which allowed further experimentation with my new toy (camera Panasonic TZ200).
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[Milanie]

Beautiful shot - wonderful focus

[Lisa Poland]

Very cool.

[Anne Pancella]

Hope you get a bunch of them! I love their undersides, also.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

this is delightful :)

[Lastrami]

They are sooo beautiful! As Anna said: from both sides. By now, we had only a few in the garden. I hope, some more will show up.

[Linda Godwin]

wonderful details on the invader

[Sue Cooper]

Fabulous shot of this beautiful butterfly.

[Shanne]

great shot of the painted lady - I'm in Essex and I've seen so many this year compared with other years